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Silent Letters Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 9: Silent letters · Set 922 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Written but not said): kn- at the start: the k is silent — knife, knee, know. wr- at the start: the w is silent — write, wrong. After m, b is silent — lamb, comb, climb. l is silent in talk, walk, half, could; t in listen, castle, whistle; g in sign, design; h in honest, hour.

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  1. 1.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  2. 2.Which letter is silent in “half”? (a) h (b) f (c) l
  3. 3.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) lamb (b) sword (c) knob
  4. 4.Listen: which letter is silent in “gnat”? (a) g (b) n (c) t
  5. 5.Which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) b (c) m
  6. 6.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) knot (b) crumb (c) wrist
  7. 7.Listen: which letter is silent in “honest”? (a) n (b) h (c) s
  8. 8.Which letter is silent in “knot”? (a) k (b) n (c) t
  9. 9.Which letter is silent in “wrist”? (a) r (b) s (c) w
  10. 10.Listen: which letter is silent in “talk”? (a) t (b) k (c) l
  11. 11.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) rhino (b) could (c) knife
  12. 12.Which letter is silent in “salmon”? (a) m (b) s (c) l
  13. 13.Which letter is silent in “could”? (a) d (b) l (c) c
  14. 14.Which letter is silent in “comb”? (a) b (b) c (c) m
  15. 15.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) comb (b) salmon (c) sign
  16. 16.Which word has a silent “k”? (a) plumber (b) kneel (c) debt
  17. 17.Listen: which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) l (b) p (c) b
  18. 18.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) fasten (b) plumber (c) knob
  19. 19.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) write (b) plumber (c) knife
  20. 20.Listen: which letter is silent in “lamb”? (a) l (b) m (c) b
  21. 21.Which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) t (b) s (c) c
  22. 22.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhyme (b) doubt (c) half
  23. 23.Which word has a silent “w”? (a) foreign (b) knot (c) sword
  24. 24.Listen: which letter is silent in “castle”? (a) c (b) s (c) t
  25. 25.Listen: which letter is silent in “wrap”? (a) w (b) r (c) p
  26. 26.Which word has a silent “h”? (a) crumb (b) rhyme (c) could
  27. 27.Which letter is silent in “whistle”? (a) l (b) s (c) t
  28. 28.Listen: which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  29. 29.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) answer (b) wrap (c) soften
  30. 30.Which letter is silent in “knife”? (a) n (b) k (c) f
  31. 31.Which word has a silent “g”? (a) foreign (b) tomb (c) crumb
  32. 32.Which letter is silent in “knob”? (a) n (b) b (c) k
  33. 33.Which letter is silent in “folk”? (a) l (b) f (c) k
  34. 34.Which word has a silent “t”? (a) could (b) lamb (c) whistle
  35. 35.Which word has a silent “l”? (a) sign (b) rhyme (c) folk
  36. 36.Which letter is silent in “plumber”? (a) p (b) l (c) b
  37. 37.Listen: which letter is silent in “knight”? (a) n (b) t (c) k
  38. 38.Which letter is silent in “sword”? (a) s (b) d (c) w
  39. 39.Listen: which letter is silent in “walk”? (a) w (b) k (c) l
  40. 40.Which word has a silent “b”? (a) rhino (b) whistle (c) lamb

Answer key

  1. w
  2. l
  3. knob
  4. g
  5. b
  6. wrist
  7. h
  8. k
  9. w
  10. l
  11. could
  12. l
  13. l
  14. b
  15. salmon
  16. kneel
  17. b
  18. fasten
  19. write
  20. b
  21. t
  22. doubt
  23. sword
  24. t
  25. w
  26. rhyme
  27. t
  28. k
  29. soften
  30. k
  31. foreign
  32. k
  33. l
  34. whistle
  35. folk
  36. b
  37. k
  38. w
  39. l
  40. lamb

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